Category Archives: education

5 reasons your child needs the HPV vaccine

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

Here are five reasons your child needs to get vaccinated for HPV, the human papillomavirus,  according to the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health: Cancer screening tests will not protect your child … Continue reading →

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How do you choose between a medical and a musical career? Find a way to do both

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

BY JIM McKEEVER Future Upstate medical student Kaitlyn DeHority started classes at Ithaca College as a music major. She decided to add chemistry in her second semester. Four years later, she graduated with a dual degree in music and chemistry. … Continue reading →

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Scientist walks political tightrope: He deals with Taliban to help his native land rebuild

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

BY JIM HOWE An Upstate faculty member who lost his mother as a baby and grew up in a refugee camp hopes he can help his war-scarred homeland, Afghanistan. To do this, he has secured the permission of the local … Continue reading →

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A chance to look at occupational and physical therapy careers

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

By Amani Mike, Synergy intern I have dreamed of working in health care since I was 6 years old. Today, as a 20-year-old college student preparing for a career, I asked to spend a day shadowing occupational and physical therapists … Continue reading →

Posted in community, education, health care, health careers, physical therapy/rehabilitation

Syracuse college students get taste of workaday world through Synergy internships at Upstate, other employers

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

By AMANI MIKE, Synergy Intern “I’m putting together a list of books that will increase the diversity of offerings at the Family Resource Center,” explains Muno Nuur, a summer intern at the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. Nuur is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in community, education, health careers, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics

Offering job training for young adults with disabilities

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

“I loved wearing hospital scrubs and working with my supervisor,” explained Marquale Johnson, a Project Search student at Upstate Medical University. “Without this program, I’d be a couch potato.” Johnson’s comments get at the heart of Project Search’s purpose. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in community, disability, education, health care, health careers

How to raise a reader: Pediatrician shares her love of books and the almost-magical benefit of reading

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

BY AMBER SMITH Once upon a time, there was a family with three little boys. Ari was 8, and he liked making chalk villages and playing the drums. Eli was 4, and he liked Legos and cooking. Jacob was just … Continue reading →

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Have you seen the new ‘Upstate Health’ magazine?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

As a mother, I cannot select one child as my favorite. As an editor, I don’t have one favorite magazine issue. I love them all. That said, this summer issue of Upstate Health is a particularly good one, for a … Continue reading →

Posted in aging/geriatrics, alternative/integrative medicine, Alzheimer's/dementia, brain/neurology, brain/spine/neurosurgery, community, depression, disability, drugs/medications/pharmacy, education, emergency medicine/trauma, Expert Advice, family medicine, fitness, health care, heart/cardiovascular, history, infectious disease, Joslin Diabetes Center, medical student, mental health/emotional health, nursing, patient story, public health, research, sleep, stroke, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics, urology

Useful information about cancer is a click away

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

Where can you find reliable, up-to-date information about cancer online? Upstate Health Sciences Library The staff at the Upstate Health Sciences library strives to connect the community with health information on cancer and many other medical topics. Visit the library … Continue reading →

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Ailing med student Alex Paley: ‘A brilliant mind, a true friend’

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

Mckinzie Neggers, a third-year medical student, left Binghamton at 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 to join Upstate classmates in Syracuse for the “I’m with Alex” fundraising run at Fleet Feet Sports. Neggers and classmates organized the run in honor of … Continue reading →

Posted in brain/neurology, cancer, community, education, entertainment, family medicine, fundraising, health care, illness, medical education, medical student, patient story, physical therapy/rehabilitation, surgery